TYPES OF CEMENT

Following are the important types of cement;

1. Ordinary Portland Cement
2. Rapid Hardening Cement
3. Quick Setting Cement
4. Low Heat Cement
5. Sulphates Resisting Cement
6. Blast Furnace Slag Cement
7. High Alumina Cement
8. White Cement
9. Colored Cement
10. Pozzolanic Cement
11. Air Entraining Cement
12. Hydrophobic Cement

Different Types of Cement

 Types of Composition Purpose
Cement

Ordinary Fairly high C3S content for good early General construction (most buildings,
Portland strength development bridges, pavements, precast units, etc.)
Cement

Rapid Increased Lime content Attains high strength in early days it is

Hardening used in concrete where form works are
Cement removed at an early stage.

Quick setting Small percentage of aluminum Used in work which is to be completed

Cement sulphate as an accelerator and in very short period and concreting in
reducing percentage of Gypsum static and running water
with fine grinding

Low Heat Manufactured by reducing It is used in massive concrete

Cement tricalcium aluminate construction like gravity dams

Sulphates It is prepared by maintaining the It is used in construction exposed to

resisting percentage of tricalcium severe sulphate action by water and soil
Cement aluminate below 6% which in places like canals linings, culverts,
increases power against sulphates retaining walls, siphons etc.,

Blast Furnace It is obtained by grinding the It can be used for works where economic
Slag clinkers with about 60% slag and considerations are predominant.
Cement resembles more or less in
properties of Portland cement

High It is obtained by melting mixture of It is used in works where concrete is

Alumina bauxite and lime and grinding Subjected to high temperatures, frost,
Cement with the clinker it is rapid and acidic action.
hardening cement with initial and
final setting time of about 3.5 and
5 hours respectively
White It is prepared from raw materials free It is more costly and is used for
Cement from Iron oxide. architectural purposes such as precast
curtain wall and facing panels etc.,

Colored It is produced by mixing mineral They are widely used for decorative
Cement pigments with ordinary cement. works in floors

Pozzolanic It is prepared by grinding It is used in marine structures, sewage

Cement pozzolanic clinker with Portland works, sewage works and for laying
cement concrete under water such as bridges,
piers, dams etc.
Air Entraining It is produced by adding This type of cement is especially suited
Cement indigenous air entraining agents to improve the workability with smaller
such as resins, glues, and sodium water cement ratio and to improve frost
salts of Sulphates etc. during the resistance of concrete.
grinding of clinker.
Hydrophobic It is prepared by mixing water This cement has high workability and
Cement repelling chemicals strength